A further 20 projects have been declared as State Significant Development following recommendations from the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).
Of these proposals, 17 are in metropolitan Sydney and three are in regional NSW.
“Together the 20 new state significant housing developments are expected to deliver more than 5,600 homes, including affordable housing,” said Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully.
“For too long councils have been saddled with the majority responsibility of the housing delivery in NSW, the Housing Delivery Authority is the State Government taking greater responsibility in this space and this has been well-received by industry.
“Proponents now have nine months to get their detailed plans ready for assessment and if planning approval is granted, we expect construction to start within 12 months of that approval.”
To date, 64 proposals with an estimated 27,800 homes have been declared state significant.
Since the formation of the HDA, 10 projects have had Secretary Environmental Assessment Requirements issued.
Recommendations from the HDA are published as required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 before the SSD declaration.
All proposals declared as SSD will have their development applications assessed by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, without needing to be approved by councils. This can cut approval times and speed up the delivery of new homes.
